Verbal Reasoning Practice Set 1 (Two) Flashcards
Abstruse
Difficult to understand
Prolific
Intellectually productive
Prosaic
Not challenging
Spurned
Reject with contempt
Reticent
Shy
Scurrilous
Expressing offensive reproach
Deriding
Strong negative reaction
Abjured
Rejected strongly
Chagrin
Embarrassment
Acclamation
Enthusiastic approval
Infallibility
Not being wrong
Bemusement
Puzzle, confuse, bewilderment
Malfeasance
Wrongfully conducted
Nepotism
Favoritism towards family
Fatuous
Devoid of intelligence
Devoid
Entirely lacking
Ribald
Humorously vulgar
Snubbed
Behave coldly towards
Patronized
Sponsorship
Cultivated
Develop individual image
Imprudent
Lacking self restraint
Ingenious
Showing incentive skill
Toothsome
Acceptable to taste or mind
Ignominious
Deserving of shame
Mystique
Aura of mystery
Acument
A tapering point
Acridity
Sharply disagreeable, bitterness
Trenchancy
Forcefulness of thought or opinion
Mellifluous
Pleasing to the ear
Euphonic
Euphony=pleasing sounds
Extirpate
Remove or destroy completely
Recondite
Difficult to penetrate
Momentous
Event or change of great importance
Detritus
Remains of something
Bedlam
State of extreme confusion
Wagging
Witty, joking
Vociferous
Vehement or clamorous
Vehement
Intense, showing strong feeling
Clamorous
Jostling, making a loud confused noise
Mien
Dignified manner
Attestation
Evidence by which something is attested
Convalescing
Getting over an illness
Enfeebled
To make weak
Evocative
Bringing strong images or feelings
Truculent
Defiantly aggressive
Panegyrical
Formally expressing praise
Phlegmatic
Showing little emotion
Auspicious
Favorable
Catholic
Diverse or widespread, free from prejudice
Dilettantish
Showing superficial interest
Eclectic
Mixture of styles
Ambrosial
Worthy of the gods, pleasing to taste
Apogee
Final climactic stage
Encroachment
Influencing strongly
Forewent
Eschew, avoid
Interpolations
Interject, interposing
Curtailed
Cut short
Advent
The arrival of a notable person
Collusive
Secret or illegal cooperation
Cooperation
Working together
Predatory
Seeking to exploit or oppress
Inimical
Not friendly